Last Minute Christmas Presents from Cold Storage

December 22nd, 2013 365days2play

By now, I’m afraid if you haven’t already pre-ordered your roast turkey and festive sets, it might already be too late for Christmas. The last I checked, there were still a lot of turkeys in the frozen section, if you so wish to do the honours yourself. It’s actually not that difficult, as long as you have a large enough oven. I’ve always wanted to roast a whole turkey myself, but each year I always end up eating out or being invited to friends’ Christmas parties.

As for last minute Christmas gifts, I have a great tip for you. Forget about squeezing with the Orchard Road crowd because that will most probably drive your blood pressure up. I think supermarkets are one of the best ideas for last minute Christmas gifts. You can consider buying your last minute Christmas presents from Cold Storage, I think that would be a saner option. And I’m not lying when I say that I’ve done so on many occasions!

Here are my top picks of great last minute Christmas gifts from the supermarket!

Olive oils (look for the artisanal ones or olive oils infused with herbs)

Ghiradelli Hot Chocolate (a Californian brand of which I’ve been wanting to visit their factory!)

Cake-mix, whisk and cup cake papers (yes, quite unconventional I know, but good for girlfriends who have been swooning over pretty but overpriced cupcakes? Get them to make their own! This must surely be a unique gift idea!)

Perhaps 10 years ago, the quality of the biscuits you would get at the supermarket would be quite questionable. But nowadays, because so many people get their Christmas goodies from the supermarkets that you can’t really tell that these were bought from Cold Storage.

Love this biscuit tin!

These are the more generic looking biscuit tins we are all so familiar with. But take the cookies out of the tin and lay them on your prettiest porcelain plate and bring out your best tea cups and you’ve got an instant after dinner party treat!

As much as people complain about receiving boring old chocolates, I happen to be one of those who prefer to receive chocolates than those darn generic bath towels!

And with cutesy cartoons on the boxes, I think the kids would love them too.

Wines are always a good option when going to friends’ parties. At least you know someone will drink it, unlike more “useless” gifts like towels?